NetBeans 5.5 Enterprise Pack Beta program (NetCAT)

Introduction    Welcome to the first EntPack NetCAT - NetBeans community testing initiative. If you are looking to evaluate enterprise features from UML Modeling to Web service creation and orchestration for SOA, then we WANT YOU! In accordance with the recent open sourcing of NetBeans Enterprise Pack, we give our community the unique chance to participate in Beta testing of this product. To understand what capabilities the Enterprise Pack provides for you, have a look at the NetBeans Enterprise Pack Product Page. The primary focus of the NetCAT program is on quality acceptance of this release. Design feedback is always welcome, but it is not part of the defined criteria for acceptance.

Organization

   The EntPack NetCAT 5.5 is part of NetCAT 5.5 program which means it builds on the same aspects like voluntary participation, unlimited subscription or gathering Beta feedback. We kindly ask all potential applicants to read the responsibilities of EntPack NetCAT 5.5 participants before joining the program in order to understand and adhere to NetCAT etiquette rules.

   As usual, members of the NetCAT program will enjoy many special privileges. They will have an opportunity to nominate bugs which they and their colleagues consider critical to the success of NetBeans Enterprise Pack. Members who submit bugs during this program will have their bugs marked with a prefix that guarantees special attention from developers and quality engineers. Additionally, they can request new features for future releases. And yes, there are some gifts ready for the most helpful members, of course. The most important thing is that we want our community to accept the release. Your views and opinions are important to us!

What tools are in place ?

   There are several means of access prepared especially for this program. Here is the list:

Item	Description	Detail	Action
Mailing lists	Archived e-mail alias dedicated to EntPack NetCAT 5.5 related communication, information about progress, important milestones and more.	nbentpack@netbeans.org	[View archive] [View Gmane archive] [View Nabble archive]
Marked issues	All issues filed by program members are highlighted by a special prefix.	[55cat]	[Show the bugs] [Show the RFEs]
Simple bug forms	A special one-step form to submit issues and a simplified bug query form for quick and easy use.		[Report new issue] [Search an issue]
Dashboard	Dedicated dashboard reflecting quality status of NetBeans 5.5 Enterprise Pack according to NetCAT program members.		[Take a look]
CA survey	Special form prepared for Community Acceptance phase where participants will get a chance to express their opinions on RC build quality and release readiness.	[Complete]	[View Results]

Brief time schedule

   This is a rough plan of important announcements, milestones and tasks scheduled for the next 3 months during the NetCAT program.

• August 11 - NetCAT program invitation sent
• August 17 - EntPack 5.5 Beta released, NetCAT volunteers start testing
• August to September - Processing Beta feedback
• End of September - High Resistance mode
• Middle of October - Final CA survey
• End of October - FCS release

Current status

   The project is over. EntPack NetCAT 5.5 team has evaluated NetBeans 5.5 Release Candidate build and approved it as FCS. [ FAQs | Dashboard | Etiquette | NetCAT 5.5 homepage ]

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$Date: 2009/11/02 14:13:06 $ GMT

QA was started in November 2009, is owned by Marian Mirilovic, and has 97 members.